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278 und to be the moſt hardy alpine plant. In an almoſt any other tree; t drowned with water, on 0 luxurious ſituations

bend away from the

«The larix is now fo moſt places it makes greater progreſs th and there Îs ſcarcely any ſoil, thar is n°0 which it will not ſucceed. It ſuffers moſt in to where its ſoft’ ſhoots, unable to keep ere,

ſlighteſt gale. ¿« The ſevere froſts in May 1802 and 1303 ſucceeding ſome mijd weather in the month of April, which had brought on the vegeE-

tion of the larix, killed many of the young plants of this kind, d ſituations, and deterred

articularly thoſe planted in low ſheltere but ſach as had eſcaped

people irom continuing to plant this tree z having co° n become a favourite plant.

ntinued to ſucceed, it is agai It ſometimes 1s ſeized with diſeaſe, and dies when placed on miry clay.

«The birch is next to the larix in the pro eqval to it, in ability to ſtand the blaſt in alpine ſituations. The birch is ſuperior in the plain. But in whatever ſituation it 1s placed, it delights moſt in a light ſoil and dry bottom. Notwithſtanding» it thrives in moi

ſtt ſoils, with very moderate draining.

«The aſh, when it enjoys 4 ſufficient depth of good ſoil, is capable of braving the form, and puſhing up its head, in the moſt expoſed ſituations; but in a thin ſoil covering A ſtiff argillaceous bottom, It can make no progreſs. It thrives well, however, in marſhy ſoils where the banks are ſteep» ſo that the water flows away wichout ſtagnating This is perhaps the moit important wood in the coun- try, being uſeful in all its ages and for mo purpoſes.

« The mountain aſh is a hard native which grows freely in al- moſt all ſoils and expoſures 5 but its favourite ſituation ſeems to be in hanging banks among woods and coppices. It and the gean-tree» or wild cherry» propagate themſelves much when left at liberty» bat

utting UP ſuckers from their roots.

«The beech comes near to the aſh in capacity of braving the form, and has much the advantage of it in thriving in poor Or fier ſoils; but there are ſome barren argillaceous bottoms t00

much even for the beech, and it is mol lucceſsful in friable ſoils, Its young ſhoots are ſoon affeâed by froſt, but it quickly recovers.

cé The ſicamore and elm req ire a lighr ſoil and a dry open under- ſtratum 5 and when this is the caſe they thrive in a ſituation pretty

much expoſed.

« The oak is leſs patient of the blaſt than moſt of the trees of the foret. Being late in putting forch its leaves, it continues fo grow till the ſeaſon is far advanced; and the immature wood of its

late ſhoots, unable to refit the piercing efes of the’cold wind in expoſed ſituations, withers before the next ſpring; ſo that, like Pe- nelope’s web, the progreſs of one ſeaſon is undone in the following». The molt favourable fituation for the oak, rherefore, are hollows ar hanging fopes» where the ſharp winds 2re broken by the neighbour- ing heights. Ia ſuch ſuuations, if ſtagnant water be avoided, 1t wuill thrive in the lieſt ſoils, and wich its frong roots penetrate the denſeſt bottoms. Some plants of this kind torm the bud on the top of the branch, preparatory to th

greſs of its growth, and

€ following year's growth, early